Local News from Across the Rainy River District
After three days of baseball playing in extreme heat, the winning team of this year’s Kingsley Downs/Gus Lindberg memorial slo-pitch tournament was the Hit Squad. They beat Charlie’s Angels 17-10 in the ‘A’ side final. Winning the ‘B’ side was Shade over Village People, while the ‘C’ finals went to […]
I remember the first Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. On the Sunday of the tournament, I went out on Rainy Lake with Rick Socholotuk to check some fishing boats in the afternoon. We ducked under the low side of the causeway and snapped the antennae that was in contact with […]
The Emo and District Lions are looking for volunteers from the community to help with the site preparation and installation of the new playground equipment at the ball diamond in Devlin. If you can lend a hand, or bring some equipment please email the Lions at lloydlovelace@bell.net If you’re a […]
In 1940, Virginia Woolf wrote an essay entitled “The Humane Art.” In it she said, “A self that goes on changing is a self that goes on living.” She was reviewing a biography of Horace Walpole who had written sixteen volumes of letters that earned him the title of historian. […]
It was a busy weekend for anglers across Sunset Country who enjoy tournament competition with three events taking place. The Kenora Walleye Open kept the walleye anglers busy while bass anglers had choices with both the Lake Despair “Castin’ For Cash” and Shoal Lake Big Bass Classic taking place. Over […]
The annual “Castin’ For Cash” was held last weekend (July 5 and 6) at Lake Despair Lodge. Forty-seven teams competed and when the final weigh-in was finished, the top teams were: 1. Larry Foss and Joel Pagnec; 2. Mike Badiuk and Ryan Mc Diwali; 3. Gord Watson and Kyle Leplante; […]
The National Post headline reads: “Pikangikum First Nation faces second evacuation in just over one month.” I can’t imagine what it is like to live in that community where two fires have combined into one giant fire shooting a plume of smoke high into the air. I can’t imagine fleeing […]
You may have noticed there is a lot of hay being made these nice sunny days. The last few days of haze have made it a bit more difficult to get hay to dry though. It also helps if there is a nice breeze, not 90km/hr winds but a breeze. […]
I might be cranky. Wait here while I check. I won’t be a minute. Pick up a magazine or pour yourself a coffee or cut the grass. Not my grass; I have retired from having a lawn. Okay, I’m back. I’ve run a few tests and the results were somewhat […]
As I write this week’s column, I can’t help but think of how fortunate we are to be on Rainy Lake. We hosted a party for all of the residents within an island of our cabin this past weekend marking two national holidays. Over time, we have lost track of […]
After nearly nine months, Sunset Country bass anglers finally get to compete in a tournament this coming weekend, following the opening of the catch and retain season for bass on July 1. While we can fish for bass from ice out, through June, they must be immediately released in most […]
What an amazing weekend to celebrate Canada! We couldn’t have asked for better weather. I was able to bale some hay and still take a day off and head to Mine Centre for a day. This is ideal weather for making dry hay–hot but still with a good breeze. It […]
